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MORRIS RAYMOND PHILLIPS, OF EAST QUOGUE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN HENRY PHILLIPS, OF EAST QUOGUE, NEW YORK.

BUTTER-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 705,543, dated July` 22, 1902.

Application led May 24, 1901.

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Be it known that I, MORRIS RAYMOND PHIL- LIPS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of East Quogue, in the county of Suffolk and State of vNew York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Butter- Cutters, of which the following is a specification.

My invention `relates to machines for cutro ting butter; and its principal object is to provide means whereby a large former mass of the butter can be readily and quickly cut in transverse directions, so as e to divide it into small cakes or blocks.

My invention consists of certain features and combinations, as herein described.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 illustrates in plan one embodiment of my invention, in which the pusher for feeding for- 2o Ward the molds 0r masses of butter or other similar article is at or near the rear end of its stroke and about to operate on a platform just to the rear of the vertical screen or cutter for cutting the mass horizontally, a sec- 0nd platform being in position in front of the screen and about to be operated upon to feed said platform forward by forward extensions of the platform behind the screen. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same construction 3o shown in Fig. 1, but with the device for pushing the platforms forward at almost the end of its forward stroke, and the other parts of the apparatus in their proper positions at this stage of the operation. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section of the apparatus, leaving out some of the parts for clearness and with the remaining parts in their proper positions when the pusher is at the rear end of its stroke. Fig. 4L is a plan view of the horizontal vertically- 4o operating cutter or screen. Fig. 5 is an edge view of the same. Fig. Gis a longitudinal vertical section of another embodiment of my invention.

Similar numbers represent like parts in all the figures.

1 is the base of the machine. 2 is an upright framework supported on the base 1 and having a cross bar or beam 3 at its top.

4; is a vertically-movable frame sliding in ways in the upright 2 and having extended Serial No. 61.692. (No model.)

lfrom its top a worm 5, which passes through the crossfbar 3 and a rotary sleeve and engages withian interior screw-thread in said sleeve. Integral with the upper end of this sleeve is a beveled gear 6, through which rotary movement is given `to the sleeve, whereby the worm 5 may be raised and lowered, and with it` the vertically-sliding frame 4. To the lower end of said frame 4 is removably securedia horizontal cutter or screen 7. `This screen is formed of a rectangular framework, preferably of metal, having two series of cutters 8,preferably of wire,stretched across said screen,-those of one series being preferably parallel with each other and crossing those of the other series. These wires are for the purpose of cutting themass of butter or other material vertically by being forced through the same on the descent of the movable frame 4 and the screen 7. The area inclosed between the different sides of the adjacent cutters will cause the-butter or other material to be so cut that the top and bottom areas will be of the same area as that between said cutters. Ot' course said cutters may be brought nearer together or farther apart, so asto vary the horizontal surface and upper and lower areas of the cut forms. The special construction of the frame of the screen 7 and its mode of attachment to the frame 4 will be hereinafter described.

9 9 are parallel rails or guideways fixed to the base 1 and extending longitudinally with the same and through the frame 2.

1() is a block resting upon the rails 9 and provided with downward extensions 11, inclosed between the rails 9 and having the rearward extension 12 of a width equal to the distance between the two extensions 11.

13 13 are two vertical standards secured outside of the two rails 9 9. i

V14: 1li are two parallel bars connected by a series of preferably parallel wires 15, said bars andwires forming a screen for cutting the butter or other mass laterally. These bars 11i are secured to the two uprights 13 and stretch the wires 15 between them. The obn ject of this screen, as above stated, is to cut butter or other mass laterally and, if the masses are horizontal, horizontally when said mass is forced against and through said screen IOO by moans of pusher or by any other means. The distance between the wires or cutter would be the same as the thickness of the mass that is cut by said wires. the rear side of the pusher-block 10 is a screw 16, which passes through and bears in rotary sleeve 17, supported on a standard 18, the interior of said sleeve being provided with a screw-thread, through which the screw 16 passes and with which it engages. Integral with said sleeve 17 is a beveled gear 19 for giving rotation to said sleeve and for feeding the screw 16 and the pusher-block 10 backward and forward.

20 represents one of the set of platforms,

v each of which is adapted to rest upon the rails 9 9 and is provided with downwardlyextending parallel bars 21, which are constructed to slide against the inner surfaces of said rails and to guide the platforms horizontallyl along the rails. These bars 21 preferably extend forward of the platform 20, so as to leave a space between two or more platforms when they are on the rails 9 and when one platform is pushing another forward.

The upper surfaces of the platforms 20 are preferably grooved, as shown in the drawings, to correspond with the wires 8 of the screen 7, so that said Wires can enter said grooves after they have passed completely through thel mass, so as to completely sever said mass vertically. The front surface of the pusherblock 10 is also preferably grooved to correspond with the wires 15 in the screen 14 l5 for a similar purpose.

I prefer to time the operation so that while one mass is being cut laterally by the screen 14 15 the screen 7 will be made to descend, so as to cut a mass or block which may be underit.

The mechanism for performing the abovenamed operation will now be described.

22 and 23 are beveled gears which engage, respectively, with the beveled gears 6 and 19. On the shafts of these two gears are sprocketwheels 24, united by a sprocket chain or belt 25. It will be seen that the rotation of said chain and wheels in one direction will revolve the gears 6 and 19, so as to lower the screen 7 and cause the pusher-block 10 to advance, and the rotation in the opposite direction of said chain and wheels will cause the screen 7 to rise and the pusher and block 10 to recede. Secured to the shaft of the gear 23 is the beveled gear 26, and two opposite beveled gears 27 28, united by clutch mechanism 29, are adapted to engage and disengage alternately with the gear 26. Said gears 27 and 28 and the intermediate clutch mechanism 29 loosely surround a horizontall shaft, upon which are the fixed driving-pulley 30 and the loose and lazy pulley 3l, through which pulleys, respectively, motion may be transmitted or withdrawn from the machine.

Y 32 is a bell-crank lever pivoted at 33, the

Secured to serves as a pedal by which the clutch mechanism 29 may be moved forward, so as to cause the gear 27 to engage with the gear 26, and thus to transmit forward movement to the pusher 10. In a plane just a little in front of the uprights 14 is vertical lever 35, pivoted at 36. The upper arm of said lever is connected by a rod 37 with the vertical arm of the lever 32. The lower arm of said lever 35 is provided with a rearwardly-extending spring 38, being adapted to be compressed in a forward direction. Between the levers 32 and 35 is a bell-crank lever 39, the upper arm of which is connected to the rod 37 and the lower arm being provided at its free end with a roller 40.

41 is a horizontal bar which is secured to the push-block 10 by connecting-rods 42, eX- tending laterally from the same. This block 41 is adapted to ride over and under the roller 40 for a purpose hereinafter to be described. Pivoted to a bracket 43 at the outer upper edge of the frame 2 is a bell-crank lever 44, the end of the lower arm of said lever being provided with a segmental rack 45.

46 isalever fulcrumed to abracket 47 to the rear of the frame 2 and having a short arm, its end being provided with a segmental rack 48, engaging with the rack 45 on the lever 44. The long arm of said lever 46 extends to near the bottom of the frame 2 and is connected by a rod 49 with a sliding spring-latch 50, so that by a very slight movement of the short arm 48 of the lever 46 quite along movement will be imparted to the rod 49 and latch 50.

51 is a counterweight secured to a backward extension of the lever 46, the tendency of said counterweight being to force the lever 46 and the latch 50 backward to its rearmost position, as shown in Fig. 2. Secured to the upper partof the framework'4 is an upward eX- tension or bar 52, which when said framework has gotten nearly to the Aupper end of its stroke will strike against the under side of the upper arm of the lever 44 when said frame is moving upward, and by so doing willdraw the two racks 45 and 48 inward, and consequently draw the lever 46 and the latch 50 outward. ,Theplatforms20areprovidedwith an gle-pieces 53 on their edges, with which the latches 50 engage. When a platform 20 is between the screen 14 15 and the framework 2 and the pusher 10 is at the forward end of its stroke, said platform will have its anglepiece 53 in engagement with the latch 50, so that while the pushing-block 10 is receding and the frame 4 and screen 7 are rising the platform, upon which may be a mass of butter that has already been cut laterally, will have its angle-piece 53 in engagement with the latch 50, and said platform and mass will be fed forward into the frame 2 and under the screen and platform 4 as soon as the extension 52 strikes the arm 44 of the lever 43, and will consequently push out of said frame 2 IOO IIO

the platform which has been in said frame l and take its place.

'The operation is as follows: 1f it be desired to cut several forms of butter, foreXample, that have been dumped out of tubs, boxes, or similar receptacles, one platform is rst placed between the pusher 10 and the screen 14 15. When said pusher is at the rear end of its stroke, the pedal 34 of the lever 32 is depressed, this bringing the gear 27 into engagement with the gear 26 and causing the pusher 10 to be moved forward and at the same time the platform 4, with the screen 7, to descend. While the parts are in this position, the roller on the lever 39 will be forced down `under the bar 41 on the pusher 10 and the parts will be retained in the position above stated, thus avoiding the necessity of the operator keeping his foot upon the pedal 34. These parts will remain in the stated positions until a downward projection 54 on the bar 41comes in contact with the spring 38, which will be nearly the forward endof the stroke of the` pusher 10. A little further pressure on such spring will, contract the same, and at this point the bar 41 will have moved beyond the roller 40, permitting the spring 33 to react and press back the lever 35, and consequently press back the rod 37 and levers 39 and 32, causing the roller 40 to riseabove the bar 4l and also causing the clutch 29 to disengage the gear 27 from the gear 26 and the gear 28 to engage with gear 26. Said gear 26 and the chain 25 and sprocket-wheels 24 will then revolve in the opposite direction from what they had before and will cause the pusher lOto recede and the frame 4 and screen 7 to rise. As soon as the frame 4 has risen so that the projection 52 strikes the arm 44 of lever 43,

the latch 50 will, through the levers 43 and 46, begin to slide the platform 20 with the horizontally-cut mass upon it, and the frame 4 continuing to rise until said platform has entered this frame 2 under the frame 4 and screen 7. While the above operation is taking place, the pusher 10 will have receded to the rear end of its stroke. At this point the front end of the projection of bar 41 will have passed back beyond the roller 40 of the lever 39 and permit the roller and the arm of the lever 39 bearing the same to fall by gravity, and also pedal 34, sufficient to cause the clutch mechanism 29 to release the gear 28 from the gear 26, but not enough to cause the gear 27 to engage with the gear 26. Neither of said gears 27 or 23 being now in engagement with the gear 26, said gear and the chain 25 will cease to revolve.

p permit the operator to insert a new platform 2O with a mass of uncut butter 55 between the pusher 10 and the screen 14 15 in the po- This will the screen 7 will descend through the horizontally-cut mass56 of butterunder it,- cutting it vertically in two directions. After both of these masses of butter have been cut, one, 56, horizontally and the other, 57, vertically, the pusher 10 will recede and the screen 7 ascend in the manner above described uuframe 2 out beyond said frame, said last# named platform bearing the completely-cut mass 57, as shown in Fig. 3. The operator can then remove such platform and cut mass and :insert a new platform 20 with an uncut mass of butter 55 between the pusher 10 and the screen 14 15, and the above-described operations may be repeated indefinitely.

The frame of the screen 7 is provided with transverse holes 58, by which said screen may be removably connected with the framework 4 by means of bolts 59 or otherappropriate means.

In the construction shown in Fig. 6 we have shown a simple form of mechanism for transmitting to and withdrawing motion from the gears 6 and 19. Such means consist in causingl the shafts of the two gears 22 and 23 to have longitudinal play or movement, and clutch-levers 60 61, having an arm connected, respectively, with yokes 62 on said shafts, whereby upon moving said levers in one direction or the other, the gear 22 is made to engage or disengage with the gear 6 or the gear 23 made to engage or disengage with the gear 19. p

The vertical screen 64, bearing the horizontal cutters 65, is removably secured to the downward extensions 66 of the frame 4, and a transverse opening 67 in the base 1 permits said extension and screen to descend while the frame 4 and the screen 7 are descending. With this construction it will be necessary for the screen 7 to be raised before the horizontal cutters on the screen 64 65 can operate, the mass of butter being caused to enter into the frame 2 and under the screen 7 at the same time that it is being forced through the screen 65 66, as shown in said figure. Instead of the screen 65 66 being attached to an extension, such as 67 of the frame 4, it can be just as readily secured to the uprights of the frame 2 in the same manner that it is secured to the uprights 13 in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

From the above it will be seen that my improved machine provides means whereby large masses of butter or similar material may be easily and rapidly cut into smaller forms of any shape and dimensions and that each entire mass may be cut in transverse direc` tions, thus avoiding the necessity of taking several movements in which to cut up the large mass or form.

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My invention in its broader aspect is not limited to the precise construction shown or described nor to the precise construction by which it may be carried into eect, as many changes other than those suggested may be made therein without departing from the main principles of my invention or sacrificing its chief advantages.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A machine for cutting masses of butter into smaller blocks or forms,provided with two sets of cutters, the planes of the two sets being arranged transversely to each other, and the cutters of one set crossing each other, and the plane of said set being substantially parallel with the cutters of thev other set, a support for` the butter, means for moving said support transversely to the cutters of one set, and means for causing transverse movement relatively to each other of said support and the other set of cutters, whereby the mass can be forced through the sets of cutters, or the cutters forced through the mass, thereby dividing the entire mass by transverse cuts.

2. A machine for cutting masses of butter into smaller blocks or forms, provided with two sets of cutters, the planes of the two sets being arranged transversly to each other, and the cutters of one set crossing each other, and the plane of said set being substantially parallel with the cutters of the other set, a support for the butter, means for moving said lsupport transversely to the cutters of one set,

and means for moving the other set of cutters in a direction transverse to the movement of the support, whereby the mass can be forced through the sets of cutters, or the cutters forced through the mass, thereby dividing the entire mass by transverse cuts.

3. A machine for cutting masses of butter into smaller blocks or forms, provided with two sets of cutters, those of one set being substantially parallel, the planes of the two sets being arranged transversely to each other, and the cutters of one set crossing each other, and the plane of said set being substantially parallel wit-h the cutters of the other set, a support for the butter, and means for causing transverse movement relatively to each other of said support, and each set of cutters, whereby the mass can be forced through the sets of cutters, or the cutters forced through the mass, thereby dividing the entire mass by transverse cuts.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MORRIS RAYMOND PHILLIPS.

Witnesses:

PENNINGTON I-IALsTED, F. N. ROEHRICH. 

